U.S. per capita loss-adjusted fruit availability declined 14 percent from 2003 to 2021
- by Sabrina Young, Hayden Stewart, Anne T. Byrne, Linda Kantor and Diansheng Dong
- 2/27/2025
About 80 percent of the U.S. population consumes less fruit recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Because nutrients from fruit play an important role in diet quality, USDA, Economic Research Service researchers examined patterns and trends in U.S. fruit consumption.